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Fort Frye BOE meeting The date of the regular August board meeting of the Fort Frye Board of Education has been changed to 6 p.m. today at Fort Frye High School, 420 Fifth Street, Beverly. OVESC Board meeting OVESC will hold a board meeting at 6 p.m. today at Lori’s Restaurant in Caldwell. Washington County Fair Board special meeting The Washington County Fair Board will hold a special meeting at 9 p.m. today at the Senior Fair Office, 922 Front St., Marietta, to discuss horse rental contracts. Steak fry A steak fry will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the VFW Post #5108, 319 ...

Lawsuit filed after Wayne National Forest well explosion

MARIETTA — A Monroe County man who suffered catastrophic burns in a 2025 orphan well explosion in Wayne National Forest is suing the drilling and cementing companies involved, alleging their safety failures caused the blast. Chazz Bates filed the civil complaint Aug. 21 in Washington County ...

Governor seeks immediate federal storm damage assessments

The state of Ohio has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration to expedite damage assessments as soon due to the repetitive and ongoing storm impacts. The request impacts Washington, Noble, Muskingum and Morgan counties, among others affected by recent storms. Severe storms have caused flooding and tornados. Three tornados touched land at the same time in Washington County last month. Because storms have continuously caused increasing damage, Gov. Mike DeWine is requesting that joint preliminary assessment teams from FEMA and SBA begin ...

Waterford Elementary School closed, classes moved due to mold

WATERFORD – Waterford Elementary School has been temporarily closed due to mold concerns since Friday, Aug 21. Superintendent Suellen Coleman has released statements via Facebook updating parents and the community of the Wolf Creek Local school district's actions following the discovery. Classes have been temporarily moved to alternate locations and Coleman states Waterford Elementary should return to the building for class next week. On Monday, Coleman shared in a statement via Facebook that the initial concern of mold arose in June when the high school volleyball team entered the ...

Rural Action, volunteers plant 4,000 plants on former farmland

ATHENS – A wetland construction project planted approximately 4,000 wetland plants across 8.6 acres on private property in Washington County to improve habitat for aquatic and riparian species while decreasing pollutants entering the Little Muskingum River. A riparian means relating to ...

Dils receives Heart of Community Award

The YMCA of Parkersburg has announced its 2027 Heart of Our Community Award recipient. Jan Dils, an attorney, will be honored at the upcoming Heart of Our Community Dinner on March 3 at the Grand Pointe Conference and Reception Center, 1500 Grand Central Avenue, Vienna. The award honors an ...